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From: Elizabeth Whitaker <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Regionalisms
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:16:13 -0500
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I moved back to northern Virginia in January
'07, after an absence of nearly 20 years.
When I lived here in the mid1980s, I lived in
extreme western Alexandria, overlooking
scenic <g> I-395. Now I live in northeastern
Alexandria, within walking distance of
Arlington's Crystal City section and a few
minutes by car from Old Town Alexandria. Same
town, but _very_ different.

To my family, I live in "Washington."

I take public transportation to, from and in
the District. (I have a car but I don't take
it into the District. Too aggravating and too
expensive (parking).)

Elizabeth Whitaker

DearMYRTLE wrote:
> When I lived in Bayshore, Long Island, we would say we were "going into the
> city" if we were going to Manhattan.
>
> When living in Rockville, Maryland, when speaking of a trip to the
> national's capitol, we'd say we're "going into the District."

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